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The eight : a novel

The riveting #1 international bestselling novel about the quest across centuries by two intrepid women in different eras to reunite the pieces of a powerful, ancient chess set A fabulous, bejeweled chess set that belonged to Charlemagne has been buried in a Pyrenees abbey for a thousand years. As the bloody French Revolution rages in Paris, the nuns dig it up and scatter its pieces across the globe because, when united, the set contains a secret power that could topple civilizations. To keep the set from falling into the wrong hands, two novices, Valentine and Mireille, embark on an adventure that begins in the streets of Paris and leads to Russia, Egypt, Corsica, and into the heart of the Algerian Sahara. Two hundred years later, while on assignment in Algeria, computer expert Catherine Velis finds herself drawn unwillingly into the deadly "Game" still swirling around the legendary chess set'a game that will require her to risk her life and match wits with diabolical forces. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Katherine Neville including rare images from her life and travels.

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  • "8 : a novel"
  • "Ba de mi mi"
  • "Eight"
  • "Eight"@pl
  • "Eight"@it
  • "8的秘密"
  • "Eito"
  • "Ocho"
  • "八的秘密"
  • "8 de mi mi"
  • "The eight"
  • "8"
  • "8"@en

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  • "In a story spanning from the court of Catherine the Great to modern times, the brutal course of history is played out as Catherine "Cat" Velis attempts to thwart world disaster."
  • ""Catherine Velis is a workaholic computer expert who finds herself manipulated by sinister influences into using her unrivalled problem-solving skills to find and reassemble the Montglane Service - a priceless, legendary chess set once owned by the Emperor Charlemagne and dispersed throughout Europe during the French Revolution. Exiled by her unscrupulous bosses, and not a littel under the spell of the handsome and enigmatic Russian chess Grandmaster Solarin, Cat sets out to play her part in the greatest treasure hunt of all time." -- back cover."
  • "The riveting #1 international bestselling novel about the quest across centuries by two intrepid women in different eras to reunite the pieces of a powerful, ancient chess set A fabulous, bejeweled chess set that belonged to Charlemagne has been buried in a Pyrenees abbey for a thousand years. As the bloody French Revolution rages in Paris, the nuns dig it up and scatter its pieces across the globe because, when united, the set contains a secret power that could topple civilizations. To keep the set from falling into the wrong hands, two novices, Valentine and Mireille, embark on an adventure that begins in the streets of Paris and leads to Russia, Egypt, Corsica, and into the heart of the Algerian Sahara. Two hundred years later, while on assignment in Algeria, computer expert Catherine Velis finds herself drawn unwillingly into the deadly "Game" still swirling around the legendary chess set'a game that will require her to risk her life and match wits with diabolical forces. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Katherine Neville including rare images from her life and travels."@en
  • "South of France - 1790- Mireile de Remy and her cousin Valentine are young novices at the fortresslike Montglane Abbey. The girls burn to escape and rebel against constricted convent life - and their means of escape is at hand. Burried deep within the abbey are pieces of the Montglane Chess Servie, once owned by Charlemagne. Whoever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power. But to keep the Game a secret from those who would abuse it, the two young women must scatter the pieces throughout the world.... New York - 1972 - Catherine Velis is about to leave on a new assignment in Algeria. A fortune teller tells her that she is in danger and an antiques dealer approaches her with a mysterious offer: He has a client who is trying to collect the pieces of an ancient chess service. If Cat can bring the pieces back, there will be a generous reward...."
  • "When two young women in France of 1790 discover the Montglane Chess Service in Montglane Abbey, they recognize its mystic ability to provide anyone playing it with unlimited power and desperately scatter its pieces around the world. But in 1972, computer expert Catherine "Cat" Velis is hired to recover the chess pieces--and is caught up in a nefarious, globe-spanning conspiracy."@en
  • "When two young women in France of 1790 discover the Montglane Chess Service in Montglane Abbey, they recognize its mystic ability to provide anyone playing it with unlimited power and desperately scatter its pieces around the world. But in 1972, computer expert Catherine "Cat" Velis is hired to recover the chess pieces--and is caught up in a nefarious, globe-spanning conspiracy."
  • "Die Wiederentdeckung eines Kultromans Die Figuren des Schachspiels von Montglane sind von einem besonderen Mythos umgeben: Die Überlieferung berichtet, dass sie eine geheimnisvolle Formel bergen, deren Kenntnis ungeahnte Macht verleiht. Zwei Frauen begeben sich auf die Suche nach diesen sagenumwobenen Figuren, die einst im Besitz Karls des Großen waren: Mireille, Novizin in einem französischen Kloster, und die junge Unternehmensberaterin Katherine in New York. Doch bei der Jagd nach der Lösung des Rätsels geraten sie unversehens in einen rasanten Strudel von Abenteuern und gefährlichen Verflechtungen. Eine großartige Mischung aus Thriller, Mystik und Kriminalroman."
  • "Même si vous ignorez tout du jeu d'échecs, vous serez conquis par cette intrigue d'une habileté époustouflante ! Jouant sur deux époques, le suspense ne faiblit jamais. Un triple régal à dévorer dans l'allégresse."
  • "Deux intrigues menées en parallèle, l'une au temps de la Révolution impliquant deux religieuses chargées de disperser les pièces du jeu d'échecs de Montglane ; l'autre à l'époque actuelle : une jeune informaticienne, spécialiste des échecs, doit rassembler les pièces d'un jeu dispersé. Un périple aux multiples menaces, avec des personnages décidés à percer le mystère de l'échiquier..."
  • "A tow-tiered novel. New York City, 1972 and South of France, 1790."@en
  • "Mensen en oeroude juwelen zijn magische schaakstukken in een spel dat al eeuwen gaande is en dat de wereldgeschiedenis meeschrijft."
  • ""Computer expert Cat Velis is heading for a job to Algeria. Before she goes, a mysterious fortune teller warns her of danger, and an antique dealer asks her to search for pieces to a valuable chess set that has been missing for years ... In the South of France in 1790 two convent girls hide valuable pieces of a chess set all over the world, because the game that can be played with them is too powerful ...""@en
  • "Spanish language translation of the novel The Eight."
  • "A woman who enjoys chess for a hobby is offered the chance to collect the pieces of a very old chess service, which when all of the pieces are reassembled, gives the players a game of unlimited power."@en
  • "A woman who enjoys chess for a hobby is offered the chance to collect the pieces of a very old chess service, which when all of the pieces are reassembled, gives the players a game of unlimited power."

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  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Adventure fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@es
  • "Spy stories"
  • "Fantasy"@en
  • "Fantasy fiction"@en
  • "Fantasy fiction"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"@pl
  • "Genres littéraires"
  • "American fiction"
  • "Adventure stories"
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Vertalingen (vorm)"
  • "Spanish fiction"
  • "Romány"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Roman à suspense"
  • "Fantastic fiction"@en
  • "Fantastic fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Translations"

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  • "Bí ẩn bộ cờ Montglane"
  • "The eight : a novel"
  • "The eight : a novel"@en
  • "Il segreto del millennio"@it
  • "Il segreto del millennio"
  • "Đam mê"
  • "Das Montglane-Spiel das Geheimnis der Acht ; Roman"
  • "棋之谜"
  • "Das königliche Spiel Roman"
  • "Das Montglane-Spiel Roman"
  • "棋之谜 = The eight"
  • "The eight a novel"@en
  • "Das Montglane-spiel"
  • "Das Montglane-Spiel : Roman"
  • "Osma"
  • "8 de mi mi"
  • "Qi zhi mi"
  • "Il segreto del Millennio"
  • "Das königliche Spiel"
  • "O oito"
  • "Vosem'"
  • "De acht"
  • "Ósemka"
  • "Ósemka"@pl
  • "The eight [sound recording]"@en
  • "Qi zhi mi = The eight"
  • "Das montglane-spiel"
  • "El ocho/ The Eight"
  • "De Acht"
  • "The eight"@en
  • "The eight"
  • "8 (eito)"
  • "Osmica"
  • "Das königliche Spiel : Roman"
  • "8的秘密"
  • "에이트 = The eight"
  • "Le huit : roman"
  • "Le huit"
  • "Vosemʹ"
  • "El Ocho"
  • "El Ocho"@es
  • "Le Huit"
  • "Ochtō"
  • "The Eight : a novel"
  • "Eit'ŭ = The eight"
  • "El vuit"
  • "El vuit"@es
  • "Das Montglane-Spiel das Geheimnis der Acht ; [Roman]"
  • "El Vuit"
  • "Восемь"
  • "El Vuit"@ca
  • "Das Montglane-Spiel : Das Geheimnis der Acht (Roman)"
  • "Musta kuningatar"@fi
  • "Musta kuningatar"
  • "Das Königliche spiel"
  • "Velká osma"
  • "Opt"
  • "Das Montglane Spiel : Roman"
  • "The Eight"
  • "The Eight"@en
  • "El ocho"@es
  • "El ocho"
  • "Das Montglane-Spiel - Das Geheimnis der Acht Roman"

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